n. [ AS. staeð a bank, shore, from the root of E. stead. ] A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars, into vessels. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A man employed in weighing and shipping at a staith. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A small nocturnal and arboreal Australian marsupial (Tarsipes rostratus) about the size of a mouse. It has a long muzzle, a long tongue, and very few teeth, and feeds upon honey and insects. Called also